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    Over one million American Express, Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest customers' details have been sold on eBay.

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    Australian e-health software firm IBA Health today said it intended to follow the footsteps of companies like Apple and SAP, opening up its new Lorenzo platform for developers to write applications.

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    Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?

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    I was interested to read that Telstra had the good sense to finally hand over its network designs to the Federal government last week.

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    No sex please, we're Labor

    The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

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    With the right packet sniffers you can truly lead the dog's life. What's most impressive is network monitoring devices will help you see problems immediately. These tools can aid in analysis, migration, monitoring, security, testing, and administration of the network.

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    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Office remodel to help disabled users

    Microsoft plans to make the next version of Office more accessible to people with disabilities, a move that could help sales to companies doing government work.

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